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After 3 days of talks with US envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in Qatar , where the Taliban has a political office, talks about a peace deal with the Taliban to be reached in April 2019. Afghanistan also to hold its next presidential election on April 20, 2019

Earlier today, SecDef Mattis hosted Qatari Defense Minister Khalid al-Attiyah at the Pentagon. They discussed defense issues, including the campaign to defeat ISIS, Qatari support to the NATO mission in Afghanistan, and improvements to Al Udeid Air Base.

F9/Es'hail2: SpaceX is prepping a Falcon 9 rocket for a hot-fire test at KSC's pad 39A to set the stage for launch Thursday of Qatar's Es'hail 2 satellite; much more venting than usual this morning, indicating possible hot-fire recycle

Taliban announce that their representative from Qatar-office will take part in the upcoming Mascow meeting, due on Nov 9. Taliban say it is not about negotiation with any side, instead the conference is about how to resolve Afghan conflict in peaceful way.

U.S. Central Command:A C-17 Globemaster III from the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron based at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, prepares for a supply airdrop over an undisclosed location in support of Operation Inherent Resolve @CJTFOIR

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